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Regarding the self-monitoring of blood sugar for gestational diabetes, the doctor said to test seven times a day, and I find it very puzzling.

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Regarding the self-monitoring of blood sugar for gestational diabetes, the doctor said to test seven times a day, which I find confusing.
Past treatment history and effectiveness:
At 24 weeks, I underwent a 75g glucose tolerance test:
- Fasting: 3.9
- 1-hour post-meal: 11.02
- 2-hour post-meal: 8.7
I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes.
Last week during my prenatal checkup, the doctor asked me to self-monitor my blood sugar seven times a day (fasting before breakfast, lunch, and dinner, as well as 2 hours after each meal, and at night). I’m confused because the advice is to eat small, frequent meals:
- 8:00 AM: Breakfast
- 10:00 AM: Snack
- 12:00 PM: Lunch
- 2:30 PM: Snack
- 5:00 PM: Dinner
- Bedtime: 30 minutes before sleep: Snack
This means that the five fasting tests (before breakfast, lunch, and dinner) are mostly 2-hour post-meal blood sugar readings. I don’t understand how the fasting times for lunch and dinner are defined or what the standard is.
Could experts help clarify this for me? Thank you.
The so-called snacks just involve drinking some sugar-free soup or similar. By the time of lunch and dinner, it’s already considered fasting. The standard range is 3.1–6.1.